Russian authorities refuse to release bodies of suspects

The World - In Brief

October 22, 2005

NALCHIK, Russia -- Authorities on Friday refused to release the bodies of men suspected of being involved in last week's deadly assault on law-enforcement offices, angering their families who said even accused terrorists deserve a proper burial. Mothers of the suspected militants have held around-the-clock vigils outside the morgue where dozens of bodies were being held by the government. Some residents said their relatives had been unfairly identified as participants in the militant raid.